Sickle cell disease: imaging of cerebrovascular complications.
This case is reported because of the unusual blood findings, no duplicate of which I have ever seen described. Whether the blood picture represents merely a freakish poikilocytosis or is dependent on some peculiar physical or chemical condition of the blood, or is characteristic of some particular disease, I cannot at present answer. I report some details that may seem non-essential, thinking that if a similar blood condition is found in some other case a comparison of clinical conditions may help in solving the problem.
Moran
C J
CJ
Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO 63110, USA.
Siegel
M J
MJ
DeBaun
M R
MR
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000755:Anemia, Sickle Cell / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D006801:Humans; D012307:Risk Factors